Alvarez, Raul

Brief Biography

Mr. Raul Alvarez is an Independent Director of Lowe's Companies, Inc. Mr. Alvarez served as President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s Corporation from August 2006 until his retirement in December 2009. Previously, he served as President of McDonald’s North America from January 2005 to August 2006 and as President of McDonald’s USA from July 2004 to January 2005. Mr. Alvarez joined McDonald’s in 1994 and held a variety of leadership positions during his tenure with the company, including Chief Operations Officer and President of the Central Division, both with McDonald’s USA, and President of McDonald’s Mexico. Before joining McDonald’s, Mr. Alvarez served as both a Corporate Vice President and as Division Vice President — Florida for Wendy’s International, Inc. from 1990 to 1994. Prior to that, he was with Burger King Corporation from 1977 to 1989 where he held a variety of positions including Managing Director of Burger King Spain, President of Burger King Canada, and Regional Vice President for Florida Region. Mr. Alvarez currently serves on the board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company. Mr. Alvarez was a director of McDonald’s Corporation and KeyCorp until 2009. He was also a member of the board of directors of the National Retail Federation Inc., until 2010. Mr. Alvarez brings to the Board over 30 years of experience in the retail industry.